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<br/>Arsenal versus FC Porto (2-0). Man standing to show his dislike for Tottenham Hotspur.
©geo sharples
<br/>Arsenal's new stadium, entrance on Hornsey road.
©geo sharples
<br/>Drayton Park station has an interesting history. Originally built by the Metropolitan Railway, the Great Northern and City line was built to take full-size rolling stock from an underground station at Finsbury Park to Moorgate. In 1933 it passed to London Transport, who worked the line with tube trains. In the mid-1970s the northern end at Finsbury Park was altered to join the surface lines, and British Railways took over the line, using these dual-voltage trains.
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.1km north<br/>Drayton Park railway station is on the Network Rail Northern City Line which carries First Capital Connect services between Moorgate and Welwyn Garden City or Hertford via Finsbury Park. It has had a chequered ownership, being opened by the Great Northern & City Railway in 1904, becoming part of the Metropolitan Railway in 1913, being transferred to the Northern Line in 1933, and becoming part of the British Rail network in 1975. For comparison there is a photo of the station at the end of its Metropolitan Railway days in 1933 in the London Transport Museum photographic archive here http://photos.ltmcollection.org/images/max/82/9855682.jpg
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Arsenal's name straddles the approach to the Emirates Stadium from Drayton Park.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.3km north<br/>
©Carl Baker
Dist:0.3km north<br/>A few years ago this road was full of various companies/local firms but now they have either been demolished or stand boarded up waiting for demolition. It has all changed because of the Emirates Stadium that was recently built and just out of sight on the left of this picture. Everything in this photo now belongs to Arsenal Football Club and is waiting for redevelopment.
©Robert Edwards
Dist:0.4km north<br/>
©Stacey Harris
Dist:0.4km north<br/>Arsenal won 3-0
©Rob Taylor
Dist:0.4km north<br/>View from block 21 lower tier row 26 in the away end, Arsenal v Birmingham City.
©Carl Baker
Dist:0.4km north<br/>These colourful play houses among the autumn leaves contrast with the spacious and gracious dwellings that have long been the norm in this desirable residential area .
©ceridwen
Dist:0.4km north<br/>The new Emirates stadium in the background.
©Steve Fareham
Dist:0.4km north<br/>With clocktower in front of it
©Vicky Ayech
Dist:0.4km north<br/>WH Allen Sons & Co Ltd engine built in 1952 and removed c2002 to Preston Steam Services near Canterbury for resale.
©Chris Allen
Dist:0.4km north<br/>This is the west side of the stadium showing the new shop called The Armoury. Another new shop is located on the northeast side.
©Robert Edwards

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